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Name: Edward Sylvio Demers
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 13, 2003
Location Last Seen: Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois
Date of Birth: December 26, 1942
Age: 60 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray or partially gray
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Ed
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Diagnosed with alzheimer's; originally from New Hampshire, may speak with an East Coast accent; wears glasses
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Light colored t-shirt; khaki shorts; black shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Edward was last seen on the morning of October 13, 2003, leaving his home at 4310 Florence Drive, to go on a walk. He did not have any identification on him and his family doubts that he would be able to remember his phone number. Edward was known to sometimes take long walks, but he never before became too disoriented to find his way home or ask for help. A passerby spotted him on Bay Road near Cuhlman Road, around 4 p.m., later that day. A week later, bloodhounds found Edward's scent at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church Street. Divers searched the Fox River but there has not been a sighting of Edward since the day of his disappearance. Edward was declared legally dead in 2011.
Agency Name: Johnsburg Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 815-385-6024
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 03-1962
NamUs Case Number: MP17837
NamUs
Northwest Herald (Woodstock, IL) - Oct. 17, 2003, Nov. 20, 2005, Aug. 2, 2011
Chicago Tribune - Oct. 25, 2003
Ancestry.com
Added: 1/11/22; Last Updated: 1/11/22 - By: hb
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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